Sanitary system.



' No. 860,713. PATBNTED JULY 2a, 1907.

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SANITARY SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 25, 1903.

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- SANITARY SYSTEM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1907.

Application filed February 25,1903. Serial No. 144,964.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that l, WALTER WALKER, a citizen of the United States,land a resident of Junction City, in the county of Geary, in the State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Systems, of which the following is a specification.

M-y invention relates to sanitary systems, and more particularly to a system for thereception and disposal of spittle or expectoration in a highly el'licient hygienic manner, which is particularly applicable for use inpublic or quasi-public structures or houses, which may be used by people of all classes and conditions, or where the latter may congregate, such as hospitals, hotels, depots, public halls, street and railway cars, and the like, although the system is equally susceptible for use in cities or towns to improving the general sanitary conditions of the same.

The object of the invention is toprovide means which may operate in conjunction with the ordinary sewerage arrangement, for receiving the expectorations, of those using the building or other place equipped with the system, at a plurality of separated places or points and conveying the same immediately to a receiving station, where the carrying member is thoroughly cleansed, the matter deposited thereupon being removed and preferably transferred to a receiver forming a part of the ordinary sewerage system. By the immediate transportation of the spittle and the like, deposited at the various points, to the discharge station, the same is not permitted to dry, and the dissemination of any micro-organism therein is consequently prevented, thus materially lessening the danger of the communication of phthisis and similar diseases by infection.

'lo attain the ends sought, the invention comprises the arrangement `and combination of the component parts and elements to be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawings illustrate, and I shall hereinafter describe in connection therewith, one embodiment of the means for carrying out my invention in a practical manner, showing the same employed in different situations, but it will be appreciated that the invention is one susceptible of various modifications and embodiments.

ln these drawings-Figure l. shows diagrammatically in cross section a house structure, having a number of stories, equipped with my system. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one floor of the same, parts being broken away. Fig. 3 shows diagrammatically the street of a city provided with the system. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same, Fig. 5 is a detail view of a portion of the apparatus located at one of the cleansing stations, and Fig. 6 is a detail view.

The invention includes generally an endless carrier, having a receiving surface above the path of travel of which,\at a plurality of separated points, open-ended guiding and receiving devices are located, and cleansing mechanism for the receiving surface arranged to operate thereupon during its travel.

In the present exemplification of the invention` au endless belt a constitutes the carrier, this belt, or the outer surface of the same which forms the receiving surface, being Inet-allie or at least so made as to be impervious to moisture. The belt is driven continuously in any suitable manner, is guided over end rollers l), and above the path traversed by the receiving surface of the same, at separated points, a plurality of stationary guiding-receiving devices c are arranged. Thelatter are preferably constructed substantially in simulation of the conventional shape of spittoon, but with open lower ends, so that any matter expectorated or thrown info the same will be directed on to the receiving surface of the belt, a.

The mechanism employed for cleansing the belt preferably includes means for directing a jet of water or other cleansing fluid against the receiving surface of the same, and a wiper for said surface arranged adjacent to the first means, and it may also include means for subjecting the belt to heat in order to assist in the drying of the same. The cleansing mechanism is preferably located at one end of the belt, or adjacent to one of the end guide rollers b of the same; the jet directing means which may consist of a valve-controlled nozzle e, being arranged to play a stream of water upon the receiving surface of the belt as it passes over the roller, while the wiper g, which is preferably stationary, is designed to act upon the belt a short distance to the rear of the point where the water plays thereupon.

The means for subjecting the belt or the receiving surface thereof to heat, in the particular embodiment of my invention disclosed herein, comprises a steam pipe h, arranged contiguous to the path of travel of the belt and adjacent to the wiper g.

In equipping a building, such as a hospital, hotel, or depot, with my system, a belt or plurality of belts, each provided with the mechanism described, is provided for each floor of the same. The receiving and guiding devices c are preferably arranged contiguous to one side of the room or hall in which the same are located, preferably a slight distance from the wall of the same, and are preferably removably held in the floor, so that they may, if desired, be occasionally removed for cleansing purposes. set of such devices traverses a path beneath the lower open ends of the same, is guided over intermediate rollers, journaled in recesses in the floor joist, or otherwise as may be found desirable, and around end rollers, one of which preferably constitutes the driving means for the same. Corresponding end rollers associated with the belts on the several Hoors are preferably ar- The belt associated with each ranged directly above one another, and contiguous to each of the same, the cleansing mechanism pertaining to each belt is arranged.

A main water supply pipe m and sewer pipe n, common to all of the belts, may be employed in connection therewith, said pipes extending upwardly through the building in a suitable shaft or channelway provided for the same contiguous to one wall thereof. From the pipe m, the individual nozzles c extend, while from the sewer pipe n, open mouth receiving branches r may project, the mouths of the latter being arranged directly below the ends of the belt, where the cleansing jets and wipers act upon the same, so as to catch all matter removed from the receiving surfaces thereof.

When the system is installed in a city, a pair of belts a is preferably used 4upon each square, one member of each pair being arranged to travel adjacent to the outer edge of each pavement a slight distance below the surfaces of the same, being guided upon end and intermediate rollers in a similar manner to that described, except that the lowermost ofthe intermediate rollers are arranged beneath the lower strands of the belts to support the latter. The spittle receiving and guiding devices c are arranged above the belt a.

In the operation of my system, as will be understood, the belt is driven continuously, and any spittle or other foreign matter expectorated or thrown into the receiving and guiding devices c is directed upon the receiving surface of the same, running beneath the lat* ter, and is carried off to the cleansing station where it is discharged' into the sewer, as before described, or disposed of in any other desirable manner.

The fluid used for cleansingV the belt is also preferably discharged in a continuous stream, the same being controlled either by the cock associated with the nozzle e or by other suitable means.

The construction and operation of my invention Will be readily understood upon reference to the foregoing description and accompanying drawings,l and it will be appreciated that the parts and combinations recited may be varied within a wide range without departing from the spirit'and scope thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination in a sanitary system, an endless car rier, a plurality of open-ended receiving and guiding devices arranged above the path traversed thereby, end guide rolls for said carrier, means for cleansing the receiving surface of the latter' arranged contiguous to one of said rolls, said means including means for playing a cleansing jet against the receiving surface of said carrier, and a wiper for the latter', substantially as described.

2. In combination in a sanitary system, an endless carrier, a plurality of open ended receiving and guiding devices arranged above the path traversed thereby, end guide rolls for said carrier, means for cleansing the receiving surface of the latter arranged contiguous to one of said rolls, said means including means for playing a cleansing jet against the receiving surface of said carrier, a wiper for the carrier and drying means for ythe latter, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a house structure having a plurality of stories, of a sanitary system installed therein, comprising endless carriers associated with the fioors thereof, a set of open-ended receiving and guiding receptacles associated with each carrier, cleansing mechanism associated with each carrier, including a jet discharging nozzle, and a supply pipe common to all of said nozzles extending through said house structure, a sewer pipe extending through the house structure common to all of the carriers, and a branch associated with each belt extending from said pipe having an open mouth to receive the matter removed from thecarrier with which the same is associated, substantially' as described.

ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Junction City, in the county of Geary, and State of Kansas, this 20th day of Feb., 1903.

WALTER WALKER.

Witnesses GEORGE HEIDEL, C. W. S'rmcKnAND. 

